Minnesota Twins @ Oakland Athletics
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. GomezCF |
D. YoungLF |
J. KubelRF |
D. SpanPR-RF |
M. Lamb3B |
M. TolbertPR-3B |
N. PuntoSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .230 | .247 | .310 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 | .352 | .406 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .333 | .348 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .346 | .521 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .278 | .316 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .292 | .426 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .533 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .222 | .271 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .447 | .457 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .346 | .292 |
| 39 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
- Batting
- 2BD Young (3, J Blanton); C Monroe (4, J Blanton); M Lamb (5, J Blanton)
- HRC Monroe (1, 7th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIC Monroe 3 (6), M Lamb (8), J Kubel (13)
- 2Out RBIC Monroe, J Kubel
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBD Span (3, 2nd base off S Casilla/K Suzuki); N Punto (2, 2nd base off S Casilla/K Suzuki)
- Fielding
- DP1 (N Punto-B Harris-J Morneau)
- EN Punto (1, ground ball); C Gomez (1, bobble)
Athletics Hitting
a-singled to center for J Hannahan in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BC Denorfia (2, L Hernandez)
- HRE Brown (2, 6th inning off L Hernandez 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIK Suzuki 2 (6), E Brown 2 (16)
- 2Out RBIK Suzuki 2
- GIDPE Brown
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- EJ Hannahan (5, ground ball)
- AssistsC Denorfia (C Monroe at 2nd base)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hernandez 9-6; J Rincon 0-1; P Neshek 0-3; J Nathan 0-0
- Game ScoresL Hernandez 43
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Blanton(L,1-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 109-77 | 4.32 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 4.66 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-17 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 138-97 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 10-5; A Embree 0-0; S Casilla 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | C Monroe singled to left, D Young scored, C Monroe out stretching at second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5th | C Monroe doubled to deep right center, J Kubel scored, C Monroe to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5th | M Lamb doubled to left, C Monroe scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5th | K Suzuki singled to right center, B Crosby and C Denorfia scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 6th | E Brown homered to left, J Cust scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7th | C Monroe homered to left. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8th | J Kubel singled to center, J Mauer scored, D Young to third. | 5 | 4 | ||
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 23 April 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 10,267
Game Time:2:44
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Welke
- First Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Welke
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

